Systematic Review: Efficacy of Gufoni Maneuver for Treatment of Lateral Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo with Geotropic Nystagmus.

Objective: In this rapid systematic review, we studied the efficacy of the Gufoni maneuver for the treatment of lateral canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) with geotropic nystagmus.

Methods: A comprehensive search, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane as data sources, resulted in 44 original papers for randomized trials that compared the Gufoni maneuver with other maneuvers (date of search: April 23, 2013). Three studies (389 patients) remained after screening of title, abstract, and full text.